Modality in Language
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4079240 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Earl Swanson (0000-0003-1337-4047, University of Michigan, corresponding author), Eric Swanson (0000-0001-8454-1207) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 1193-1207 |
| Publication date | 2008-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Philosophy Compass (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1747-9991 • E-ISSN: 1747-9991 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1747-9991.2008.00177.x |
| OpenAlex | W2073364769 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 27 |
This article discusses some of the ways in which natural language can express modal information - information which is, to a first approximation, about what could be or must be the case, as opposed to being about what actually is the case. It motivates, explains, and raises problems for Angelika Kratzer's influential theory of modal auxiliaries, and introduces a new approach to one important debate about the relationships between modality, evidentiality, context change, and imperative force
Epistemic modality · Epistemology · Evidentiality · Linguistics · Modal · Modal verb · Natural language · Computer Science · History · Linguistics and Discourse Analysis · Philosophy · Philosophy and Theoretical Science · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation · Artificial Intelligence
Imminent dystopia? Media coverage of algorithmic surveillance at Berlin-Südkreuz
Weak necessity without weak possibility
I know what you're probably going to say
Replies to Alex Byrne, Mike Martin, and Nico Orlandi
What we know and what to do
Full Belief and Loose Speech
Probability Operators
Still going strong
Open Questions and Epistemic Necessity
Evidential-temporal interactions do not (always) come for free
From a Logical Point of View
A Theory of Conditionals
Nonfactualism about Epistemic Modality
The Notional Category of Modality
Naming and Necessity
Epistemic Modals
The Semantics of Imperatives within a Theory of Clause Types
Adverbs of quantification
Evidentiality
What ‘must’ and ‘can’ must and can mean
Semantics
The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language
Essays in quasi-realism
A Cross-Linguistic Survey of the Grammaticization of Evidentiality
Towards a Semantic Description of English
Towards a semantic description of English
Wise Choices, Apt Feelings
Modality's semantic map
Evidentiality
On Sense and Direct Reference
Epistemic Containment
On the Rise of Epistemic Meanings in English
Mood and Modality
| Unique citing works | 10 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,63 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2024 (15) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |